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CamiKoons

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ckoons@flatlandkc.org

Cami Koons is a rural affairs reporter for Flatland KC in collaboration with Report For America. Her reporting focusses on agriculture, rural issues and the arts. Ultimately, her goal is to help urban readers better understand their exurban neighbors. Roots in both rural Missouri and Kansas fuel her perception and understanding of life outside of the KC metro, and she's always learning more.

Stories by Cami Koons

ARTS & CULTURE

New Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum to Take Flight in STEM Exploration

Atchison-Based Museum Promises A Unique Walk Through Earhart’s Career

by Cami Koons

May 12, 2022

NEWS & ISSUES

Letting Lawns Grow Wild, Saving Bees During ‘No Mow May’

How Not Mowing the Yard Can Help Pollinators Survive

by Multiple Reporters

May 5, 2022

ARTS & CULTURE

Now Presenting: Abraham Lincoln

The Association of Lincoln Presenters Met in Lecompton Last Weekend to Learn More about Lincoln’s Connection to Kansas

by Cami Koons

April 28, 2022

NEWS & ISSUES

Price of Progress: Grain Belt Express Pits Public Benefit and Private Property Rights in Race Against Climate Change

Transmission Line Would Deliver Renewable Energy Across the Midwest, But Some Landowners Fear it Would ‘Scar’ Their Landscape

by Multiple Reporters

April 21, 2022

NEWS & ISSUES

Perfectly Imperfect: Will Kansas Finally See Medical Marijuana Legalization?

How Kansas Got Closer to Medical Marijuana Than Ever Before

by Multiple Reporters

April 20, 2022

EATS & DRINKS

Break Out the Tote Bags: Farmers Market Season Has Arrived

Amid Surging Grocery Prices, Local Farmers Hope to Offer Cost Effective and Healthy Options

by Cami Koons

April 15, 2022

NEWS & ISSUES

Cleared for Takeoff: How Small Town Airports Elevate Communities

An Airport Attracts Prosperity to Rural Towns

by Cami Koons

March 31, 2022

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curiousKC | Remembering the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Guadalupe Consolidation

How a Neighborhood Changed Through the Years

by Cami Koons

March 28, 2022

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curiousKC | Any Questions About a Big Renewable Energy Project Coming to the Midwest?

Fuel Our Reporting by Sending in Your Questions

by Cami Koons

March 21, 2022

NEWS & ISSUES

Fighting for Ukraine’s Independence Here in the Heartland

Local Ukrainian Club Pivots from Cultural to War Footing

by Multiple Reporters

March 18, 2022

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